The Skinny: PartyPoker.com
used to be the largest online poker room
in the world, until they were overtaken
by PokerStars. Before they had to pull
out to USA players, they were the KING
KONG of online poker and had more real
money players than any other site by far.
Today, they no longer accept USA players
and have slipped down to the 3rd largest
online poker room in the world.
You probably remember the PartyPoker.net
TV Commercials that used to come on
during any and all poker tv shows but
was abruptly turned off once the company
stopped taking USA based players.
Even after cutting ties with their former
skins , Empire Poker, Intertops and other
smaller rooms, they are still one of the
largest poker room on the internet, sitting
firmly in third position right now.
In the first quarter of 2006, Party Gaming,
the company behind PartyPoker reported
that they had a record number of new poker
players joining the poker room.
PartyPoker.com Introduction
Party Poker was the very first room
that I ever played poker at online.
I started playing online poker in 2003
and I made a $100 deposit and never
looked back.
I still play on Party Poker
fairly often. I no longer play
online at PartyPoker.com
because they do not allow players from
the USA, but believe me I would if I
could. They have excellent software,
are a publicly traded company, have
tons of players and great promotions.
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Now at PartyPoker.com
You really do not need
Partypoker.com offers all new players
a deposit bonus, plus other seasonal
bonuses. Visit the site to see the current
bonuses.
Huge Traffic and Game Selection
The sit-n-goes fill up so fast during
peak times it is a race to get a seat.
I have literally failed in three straight
attempts to get a seat in one of the
$10 sit-n-go tournament tables that
open up. The seats fill up so fast that
even though I open up the table other
players snag all the seats before I
can click one... !
Seriously though, every game you want,
every tournament and so much action
you won't believe it.
Party Poker and PartyPoker.net have
play money poker in both sit and go
(one table tournaments where everyone
starts with 800 chips and plays until
someone wins them all) as well as play
money no limit ring games, where you
can buy in for as much as you want and
rebuy if you get busted. Just like ring
cash game, only with play poker chips.
It's free and you can get familiar with
the software and Texas Holdem if you
are new Party Poker. It is 100% free
to get started.
You can always find a game that fits
your style and if you don't like your
table, get right up and find a new one.
Every level, from the small limits up
to the $2000 NL tables are brimming
with traffic. Much different than some
of the other sites that only have a
couple tables to choose from in the
levels you want to play.
PartyPoker Tournaments - some
of the biggest online tournaments in
the world.
Party Poker.com is the absolute powerhouse
when it comes to online poker and most
players should have an account at so
you can play in the tournaments. You
can check the daily, weekly and monthly
tournament schedule at their website.
I no longer have a favorite weekly event
since I can't play there (no, don't
mind the bitterness).
Competition from other players
The players are below average. They
pretty much suck.
There are PLENTY of fish at Party Poker
24/7. If you take some time to find
them, you'll easily find a table that
is profitable and has some true fish
at it. With that said there are always
good players there too. Party.com is
so huge that you get it all, donks and
sharks.
You can play BlackJack and make
Side-Bets (but should you???
)
In October of 2005 Party Poker added
in an option to play black jack. I played
a few hands to try it out and it was
pretty fun, but in black jack, even
with optimal strategy you're typically
a looser unless you can count cards
and it is impossible to count cards
against a random number generated deal
every time.
For side bets, you can bet five bucks
if the flop is either all red or black.
The side bets are loosers, don't waste
your money, the house has a huge edge.
You'd be better off going all in with
a small pocket pair and hoping they
hold up.
PartyPoker.com
is a owned by iglobal media and is a
publicly traded company.
They are listed on the London stock
exchange with values in the billions.
They recently had an IPO on the British
Stock exchange and will be around for
the long haul. They have so many players
it is unreal. Over 70,000 players playing
during peak hours. That's a lot of players.
All in all, Party Poker is a great place
spend your online poker hours.
